[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4321-4326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                 ______
                                 

                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. So, Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations: 401, 402, 404, 428, 429, 430, 431, 440, 441, 450, 452, 
460, 461, 463, 464, 465, 467, 468, 469, 470, 475, 480, 481 through 489, 
490 through 507, 509, 511 through 515, and all nominations on the 
Secretary's desk; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


             CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

       John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the 
     Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 
     five years.
       John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be Chairperson of the 
     Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 
     five years.


                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

       Thomas C. Gilliland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the 
     remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2011.


                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

       Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term of five years 
     expiring June 30, 2012.
       Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term of 
     five years expiring June 30, 2013.


                         REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK)

       Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Reform 
     Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.

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       Nancy A. Naples, of New York, to be a Member of the Reform 
     Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       Ondray T. Harris, of Virginia, to be Director, Community 
     Relations Service, for a term of four years.
       David W. Hagy, of Texas, to be Director of the National 
     Institute of Justice.


                              IN THE NAVY

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Vice Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr.


         UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

       John E. Osborn, of Delaware, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring July 1, 2009.


         UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

       William J. Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring July 1, 2009.
       Elizabeth F. Bagley. of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public 
     Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2008.


         INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

       Ana M. Guevara, of Florida, to be United States Alternate 
     Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       Goli Ameri, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).


               UNITED STATES TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

       Larry Woodrow Walther. of Arkansas, to be Director of the 
     Trade and Development Agency.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       David J. Kramer, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.


           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

       Jeffrey J. Grieco, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       James Francis Moriarty, of Massachusetts, a Career Member 
     of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, 
     to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
     United States of America to the People's Republic of 
     Bangladesh.
       Margaret Scobey, of Tennessee, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
       William Joseph Hawe, of Washington, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term 
     of four year.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       Douglas H. Shulman, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the term prescribed by 
     law.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C. section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Vern M. Findley, II
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Allen G. Peck
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. John T. Sheridan


                              IN THE ARMY

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey


                          IN THE MARINE CORPS

       The following named officer for appointment as the 
     Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and appointment to 
     the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., 
     sections 601 and 5044:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. James F. Amos


                              IN THE NAVY

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10. 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Derwood C. Curtis
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                           To be rear admiral

     Rear Adm. (lh) William R. Burke
     Rear Adm. (lh) Mark H. Buzby
     Rear Adm. (lh) Philip H. Cullom
     Rear Adm. (lh) Mark I. Fox
     Rear Adm. (lh) Timothy M. Giardina
     Rear Adm. (lh) Robert S. Harward, Jr.
     Rear Adm. (lh) William H. Hilarides
     Rear Adm. (lh) Daniel Holloway
     Rear Adm. (lh) Douglas J. McAneny
     Rear Adm. (lh) John W. Miller
     Rear Adm. (lh) Michael S. O'Bryan
     Rear Adm. (lh) Frank C. Pandolfe
     Rear Adm. (lh) David L. Philman
     Rear Adm. (lh) Brian C. Prindle
     Rear Adm. (lh) Donald P. Quinn
     Rear Adm. (lh) Walter M. Skinner
     Rear Adm. (lh) James P. Wisecup


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

       Neil Romano, of Maryland to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor.


            FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

       Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
     Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
       Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of 
     the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a 
     term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.


                 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

       Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a 
     term expiring December 10, 2007.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

       Jamsheed K. Choksy, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.
       Dawn Ho Delbanco, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.
       Gary D. Glenn, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2014.
       David Hertz, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2014.
       Marvin Bailey Scott, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for the remainder of the 
     term expiring January 26, 2010.
       Carol M. Swain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       Joxel Garcia, of Connecticut, to be Medical Director in the 
     Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to the 
     qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, 
     and to he an assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.


                INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

       Jan Cellucci, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       William J. Hagenah, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       Mark Y. Herring, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       Julia W. Bland, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.


                 NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES

       Sally Epstein Shaywitz, of Connecticut, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
     Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
       Frank Philip Handy, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for 
     a term expiring November 28, 2011.
       Jonathan Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a 
     term expiring November 28, 2011.

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                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Commerce.


                           IN THE COAST GUARD

       The following named officer for appointment as Chief of 
     Staff of the Coast Guard and to the grade indicated under 
     title 14, U.S.C., section 50a:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Clifford I. Pearson
       The following named officer for appointment as Commander, 
     Atlantic Area of the United States Coast Guard in the grade 
     indicated under title 14, U.S.C., section 50:

                           To be vice admiral

     Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp
       The following named officer for appointment as Commander, 
     Pacific Area of the United States Coast Guard and to the 
     grade indicated under section 50:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. David P. Pekoske
       The following named officer for appointment to serve as the 
     Director of the Coast Guard Reserve pursuant to title 14, 
     U.S.C., section 53 in the grade indicated:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

     RDML (select) Daniel R. May


                 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

       Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a 
     term expiring December 10, 2013.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            in the air force

       PN1389 AIR FORCE nomination of Andre G. Sarmiento, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1390 AIR FORCE nomination of Rickey J. Reynolds, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1391 AIR FORCE nomination of Daniel E. Bates, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1392 AIR FORCE nominations (2) beginning JEFFREY D. 
     LEWIS, and ending ROBERT J. LOVE, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1393 AIR FORCE nominations (3) beginning Austin B. Dosh, 
     and ending JOSHUA M. SILL, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1394 AIR FORCE nominations (3) beginning GERALD B. 
     WHISLER III, and ending SAMUEL R. WETHERILL which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1435 AIR FORCE nominations (34) beginning FRANK W. ALLARA 
     JR., and ending JOHN M. YACCINO, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.
       PN1436 AIR FORCE nominations (60) beginning JOHN R. ANDRUS, 
     and ending RANDALL C. ZERNZACH, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.
       PN1437 AIR FORCE nominations (22) beginning KATHRYN L. 
     AASEN, and ending RICHARD D. TOWNSEND, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.
       PN1438 AIR FORCE nominations (132) beginning ZENEN T. 
     ALPUERTO, and ending DUSTIN ZIEROLD, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.
       PN1439 AIR FORCE nominations (56) beginning LENNY W. ARIAS, 
     and ending MICHAEL K. TOWNSEND, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.
       PN1440 AIR FORCE nominations (296) beginning WESLEY M. 
     ABADIE, and ending SCOTT A. ZAKALUZNY, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.


                              in the army

       PN1289 ARMY nomination of Samuel H. Williams, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1290 ARMY nomination of Michael R. Brooks, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1291 ARMY nomination of James E. Davis, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1292 ARMY nomination of Michael G. Ryder, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1295 ARMY nominations (51) beginning NICOLAS AGUILAR, and 
     ending D060541, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1296 ARMY nominations (144) beginning DOREENE R. AGUAYO, 
     and ending GEORGE J. ZECKLER, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 5, 2008.
       PN1297 ARMY nominations (84) beginning ROY W. ALABRAN, and 
     ending JOHN T. WILSON, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 
     5, 2008.
       PN1298 ARMY nominations (21) beginning KRISTIN E. AGRESTA, 
     and ending MICHELLE THOMPSON, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 5, 2008.
       PN1368 ARMY nomination of Richard E. Michael, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1369 ARMY nomination of Michael E. McCowan, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1370 ARMY nomination of Michael F. Szymaniak, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1371 ARMY nomination of Barbara T. Embry, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1372 ARMY nominations (2) beginning JOSE A. 
     ACOSTAHERNANDEZ, and ending MARY E. CAPOCCIONI, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1395 ARMY nomination of Llena C. Caldwell, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1396 ARMY nomination of Deanna L. Reiber, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1397 ARMY nomination of Christopher D. Yao, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1398 ARMY nomination of Michael L. Mansi, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1399 ARMY nomination of Marc Ferraro, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1400 ARMY nomination of Wendell L. King, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1401 ARMY nominations (2) beginning PAUL C. PERLIK, and 
     ending KEITH MOORE, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 
     27, 2008.
       PN1402 ARMY nominations (4) beginning MARC C. HENDLER, and 
     ending JAMES D. TOWNSEND, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1403 ARMY nominations (4) beginning JAMES H. KELLY, and 
     ending KRISTINE R. SAUNDERS, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1404 ARMY nominations (3) beginning ALLYSON A. PETERSON, 
     and ending BRIAN E. PREHN, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1405 ARMY nominations (2) beginning LARRY W. AKE, and 
     ending PATRICK S. CARSON, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1406 ARMY nominations (3) beginning GARY L. GROSS, and 
     ending PETER M. TAN, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 
     27, 2008.
       PN1407 ARMY nominations (11) beginning HAROLD L. CAMPBELL 
     JR., and ending KENNETH P. STORZ, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1408 ARMY nominations (73) beginning MAGDALENA A. 
     ACEVEDO, and ending CORY J. YOUNG, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.


                           in the coast guard

       PN1387 COAST GUARD nomination of Kimberly J. Avsec, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1388 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning ANTHONY K. 
     PALMER, and ending PATRICK J. ST. JOHN, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.


                         in the foreign service

       PN1305 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (18) beginning Allan P. 
     Mustard, and ending Kevin N. Smith, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 6, 2008.


                          in the marine corps

       PN1249 MARINE CORPS nominations (123) beginning JULIAN D. 
     ALFORD, and ending PHILIP J. ZIMMERMAN, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 23, 2008.
       PN1299 MARINE CORPS nominations (344) beginning BAMIDELE J. 
     ABOGUNRIN, and ending JAY K. ZOLLMANN, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.

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       PN1300 MARINE CORPS nominations (856) beginning BERCH H. 
     ABBOTT, and ending MARK D. ZIMMER, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1373 MARINE CORPS nomination of Phillip J. Woodward, 
     which was received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1374 MARINE CORPS nominations (3) beginning JEFFREY S. 
     CLEMONS, and ending ANTHONY J. GIOVENCO JR., which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1375 MARINE CORPS nominations (3) beginning BRIAN J. 
     CORRIS, and ending LARRY MIYAMOTO, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1376 MARINE CORPS nominations (4) beginning DONALD F. 
     CARTER JR., and ending JAMES R. TOWNEY, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1377 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning CHRISTOPHER 
     J. COX, and ending DOUGLAS M. TAYLOR, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1378 MARINE CORPS nominations (5) beginning ROBERT A. 
     DILL, and ending EDWARD T. SEIFERT, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1379 MARINE CORPS nominations (5) beginning BILLY A. 
     DUBOSE, and ending MARK A. MITCHELL, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1380 MARINE CORPS nominations (10) beginning STEPHEN M. 
     BREEN, and ending RAYMOND J. WHITE, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1381 MARINE CORPS nominations (108) beginning ROBERT S. 
     ADAMS, and ending JOHN G. ZUPPAN, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 26, 2008.
       PN1409 MARINE CORPS nomination of Patrick T. Grosso, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1410 MARINE CORPS nomination of James D. McCoy, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1411 MARINE CORPS nomination of Walter C. Murphy Jr., 
     which was received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1412 MARINE CORPS nomination of Donald L. Bohannon, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1413 MARINE CORPS nomination of Charles B. Spencer, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1414 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning JOHN G. 
     OLIVER, and ending ROGER W. SCAMBLER, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1415 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning MARK F. BIRK, 
     and ending KENNETH L. KELSAY, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1416 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning CHRISTOPHER 
     J. AMBS, and ending TODD E. KUNST, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1417 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning TIM J. 
     SCHROEDER, and ending JOSEPH G. SINESE, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1418 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning RICHARD D. 
     HARDIN, and ending GEORGE M. SEXTON, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1419 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning ROY E. 
     LAWRENCE, and ending DANIEL R. WESTPHAL, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1420 MARINE CORPS nominations (2) beginning PETER D. 
     CHARBONEAU, and ending STEVEN R. FREDEEN, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1421 MARINE CORPS nominations (3) beginning SAL L. 
     LEBLANC, and ending KEVIN R. WILLIAMS, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1422 MARINE CORPS nominations (3) beginning ROBERT F. 
     EMMINGER, and ending MICHAEL G. MARCHAND, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1423 MARINE CORPS nominations (8) beginning CHRISTOPHER 
     F. BERGERON, and ending MARK B. WINDHAM, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.


            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

       PN1453 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (16) beginning Bennie N. Johnson, and ending 
     Faith C. Opatrny, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 5, 
     2008.


                              IN THE NAVY

       PN1301 NAVY nomination of Roderick A. Bache, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 5, 2008.
       PN1424 NAVY nominations (5) beginning JEFFREY H. NARD, and 
     ending DANIEL J. TRUEBA JR., which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1425 NAVY nominations (4) beginning ANDREW S. LOMAX, and 
     ending RUPERT L. HUSSEY, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1426 NAVY nominations (7) beginning DAVID R. COUGHLIN, 
     and ending TIMOTHY S. STYLES, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 27, 2008.
       PN1427 NAVY nominations (45) beginning MICHAEL D. T. 
     EDWARDS, and ending CHAD D. WEST, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 27, 2008.
       PN1441 NAVY nomination of Keith L. Ferguson, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 3, 2008.

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, in the time before the 2-week Easter 
recess, we continue to make progress in filling high level vacancies at 
the Department of Justice. Today, the Senate will confirm three 
nominations to important positions at the Department, including 
nominations of David Hagy to be Director of the National Institute of 
Justice; Ondray Harris to be Director of the Community Relations 
Service; and William Joseph Hawe to be U.S. Marshal for the Western 
District of Washington.
  I thank Senator Cardin for chairing the hearing on these nominations. 
We continued our work in connection with high-ranking Department of 
Justice nominees earlier this week when Senator Kennedy chaired our 
hearing on the nomination of Grace Chung Becker to be Assistant 
Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division. The Civil 
Rights Division is entrusted with protecting precious rights of 
Americans, including our fundamental right to vote and our rights 
against discrimination. That hearing was the seventh the committee has 
held since last September on executive nominations, as we continue to 
work to restock and restore the leadership of the Department of Justice 
in the wake of the scandals of the Gonzales era.
  A little more than a year ago, the Judiciary Committee began its 
oversight efforts for the 110th Congress. Over the next 9 months, our 
efforts revealed a Department of Justice gone awry. The leadership 
crisis came more and more into view as Senator Specter and I led a 
bipartisan group of concerned Senators to consider the U.S. attorney 
firing scandal, a confrontation over the legality of the 
administration's warrantless wiretapping program, the untoward 
political influence of the White House at the Department of Justice, 
and the secret legal memos excusing all manner of excess.
  This crisis of leadership has taken a heavy toll on the tradition of 
independence that has long guided the Justice Department and provided 
it with safe harbor from political interference. It shook the 
confidence of the American people. Through bipartisan efforts among 
those from both sides of the aisle who care about federal law 
enforcement and the Department of Justice, we joined together to press 
for accountability. That resulted in a change in leadership at the 
Department, with the resignations of the Attorney General and many 
high-ranking Department officials.
  The partisan accusations of ``slow walking'' nominations that the 
President engaged in at the White House recently, in which he used 
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props, are belied by the facts. They are about as accurate as when 
President Bush ascribed Attorney General Gonzales' resignation to 
supposed ``unfair treatment'' and having ``his good name . . . dragged 
through the mud for political reasons.'' The U.S. Attorney firing 
scandal was of the administration's own making. It decimated morale at 
the Department of Justice. A good way to help restore the Justice 
Department would be for this administration to acknowledge its 
wrongdoing.
  What those who say we are ``slow-walking'' nominations do not say is 
that as a result of the mass resignations at the Justice Department in 
the wake of the scandals of the Gonzales era, the committee was holding 
eight hearings on high-ranking replacements to restock and restore the 
leadership of the Department of Justice between September of last year 
and this month, including confirmation hearings for the new Attorney 
General, the new Deputy Attorney General, the new Associate Attorney 
General, and so many others. Of course those 5 months also include the 
December and January holiday period and break between sessions.
  What is being ignored by the President and Senate Republicans as they 
play to a vocal segment of their Republican base is that we have worked 
hard to make progress and restore the leadership of the Department of 
Justice. In the last few months, we have confirmed a new Attorney 
General, a new Deputy Attorney General, held hearings for several other 
high-ranking Justice Department spots, and voted them out of the 
Judiciary Committee. Today we continue that progress with three more 
executive nominations confirmed.
  We could have made progress even sooner, had the Republican members 
of the Judiciary Committee not effectively boycotted our business 
meetings in February and obstructed our ability to report the O'Connor 
nominations and other high-ranking Justice Department nominations as 
well as judicial nominations. I adjourned both our February 14 and 
February 28 meetings for lack of a quorum.
  It is vital that we ensure that we have a functioning, independent 
Justice Department. In January, the Judiciary Committee held our first 
oversight hearing of the new session and the first with new Attorney 
General Michael Mukasey. We held another oversight hearing this month 
with FBI Director Mueller. These are more steps forward in our efforts 
to lift the veil of White House secrecy, restore checks and balances to 
our government, and begin to repair the damage this administration 
inflicted on the Department, our Constitution, and fundamental American 
values.
  We continue to press for accountability even as we learn startling 
new revelations about the extent to which some will go to avoid 
accountability, undermine oversight, and stonewall the American 
people's right to the truth. We find shifting answers on issues 
including the admission that the CIA used waterboarding on detainees in 
reliance on the advice of the Department of Justice; the destruction of 
White House emails required by law to be preserved; and the CIA's 
destruction of videotapes of detainee interrogations not shared with 
the 9/11 Commission, Congress or the courts. The only constant is the 
demand for immunity and unaccountability among those in the 
administration. This White House continues to stonewall the legitimate 
needs for information articulated by the Judiciary Committee and others 
in the Congress, and contemptuously to refuse to appear when summoned 
by congressional subpoena.
  In spite of the administration's lack of cooperation, the Senate is 
moving forward with the confirmation of these executive nominations. 
With the confirmations today, we will have confirmed 26 executive 
nominations, including the confirmations of 9 U.S. attorneys, 5 U.S. 
marshals, and the top 2 positions at the Justice Department so far this 
Congress.
  Of course, we could have made even more progress had the White House 
sent us timely nominations to fill the remaining executive branch 
vacancies with nominees who will restore the independence of Federal 
law enforcement. There are now 19 districts across the country with 
acting or interim U.S. attorneys instead of Senate-confirmed, 
presidentially appointed U.S. attorneys. For more than a year I have 
been talking publicly about the need to name U.S. Attorneys to fill 
these vacancies to no avail.
  I was disappointed but not surprised to see the administration return 
to tired political attacks. What better time than right now, when the 
economy is slipping farther off the tracks, when the President's budget 
shows record annual deficits, with Osama bin Laden still at large, when 
gas prices rise well beyond $3 a gallon, when we lost 63,000 jobs last 
month, and when a mortgage crisis grips many parts of the country. I 
wish the President would put aside his partisan playbook and work with 
us to address the priorities of ordinary Americans.
  We have seen what happens when the rule of law plays second fiddle to 
a President's agenda and the partisan desires of political operatives 
and it is a disaster for the American people. Both the President and 
the Nation are best served by a Justice Department that provides sound 
advice and takes responsible action, without regard to political 
considerations--not one that develops legalistic loopholes to serve the 
ends of a particular administration.
  I congratulate the nominees and their families on their confirmations 
today.


                    Nomination of Kristine Svinicki

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to express my great pleasure 
with the Senate confirmation of Kristine Svinicki to serve as a 
Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  As you may know, Ms. Svinicki is both a longtime resident of my 
State, and a staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which 
I have had the privilege to serve on for over 28 years.
  During her time with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ms. 
Svinicki served with distinction, immersing herself in nuclear energy 
matters. Her tireless efforts proved invaluable in our committee's 
work, and her service has been appreciated by not only me but by the 
other members of the Armed Services Committee--on both sides of the 
aisle.
  It is not well known in some quarters, but the Armed Services 
Committee has jurisdiction over approximately two-thirds of the 
Department of Energy--including the very sizable nuclear weapons 
production sites and laboratory complex, as well as the extensive 
environmental program to clean up the legacy of nuclear contamination 
created during the Cold War. These are the programs which I hired 
Kristine to staff.
  With her extensive background and experience in nuclear matters both 
at the Department of Energy, where she worked prior to joining the 
Armed Services Committee, and subsequently in her work here in the 
Senate, Ms. Svinicki is uniquely poised to take on this next challenge.
  It is my sincere belief that Kristine Svinicki will be a favorable 
addition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and I am pleased the 
full Senate agrees. I appreciate the overwhelming support given to her 
by this body, and I know she will do all in her power to honor the 
trust placed in her by the President, the Senate, and the American 
people.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, these have been approved; is that right?
  Mr. BROWN. They have been.
  Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that 
motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, just to show that we are trying to work with 
the President's Chief of Staff, as I indicated earlier, we put this in. 
Even though it wasn't part of the original agreement I had with Mr. 
Bolten, we added Doug Shuma, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
Service--I am looking for Mr. Sullivan--and John J. Sullivan, Deputy 
Secretary of Commerce. So we have worked hard to live up to our end of 
the bargain. I hope when we come back after the break, we can do more. 
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distinguished Republican leader and to Mr. Bolton, if things work out 
right and we are able to work together, there should be some judges we 
can approve when we come back.

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